Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2022-08-08
Books mentioned on The More Successful You Are The Longer You’ll Live: Will Storr
Will is an author who brings out the unexpected ways that we’re vulnerable, and how to manage those vulnerabilities and turn them into strengths. The author of six books including Sunday Times bestsellers, he’s one of the most interesting voices on how we can manage our worst impulses to succeed in the modern world.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Selfie
Selfie by Will Storr is a thought-provoking exploration of Western individualism, self-esteem, and the cultural obsession with personal identity.
Discussed“your book selfie yeah um what was the i mean i love the name”
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The Seven Basic Plots
The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker is an exhaustive literary study that examines storytelling through recurring archetypal narratives and fundamental human experiences.
Recommended“and then there's a brilliant story analyst called christopher booker who wrote this amazing book called the seven basic plots and he writes about archetypal characters in storytelling”
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The Status Game
The Status Game by Will Storr is a non-fiction book that explores how human behavior and social interactions are universally driven by the pursuit of status.
Recommended“yeah this book in particular the status game um is is one of those that isn't tremendously illuminating because it explains so much”
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